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Mary, Julie and Peter when on a trip |
2015-07-10 |
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Edward pose la question : How do you solve and set up a problem where: Mary pays one third of the cost of a trip, Julie paid half of what Mary paid, and Peter paid the remaining $75, Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Golf for 12 with a proviso |
2015-07-07 |
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Ken pose la question : I hope you can help me. I'm trying to put together a draw for 12 players in 3 groups over 4 days. One proviso, 2 players must play together in each round because they require the use of a golf cart. We are due to play in September this year.
Thanking you in advance for any assistance you can give. Victoria West lui répond. |
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The nth term |
2015-07-04 |
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ujjal pose la question : What is the nth term in the order 6,8,10.... Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Why is the area of square not conserved when it changes to a rhombus? |
2015-06-28 |
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shubham pose la question : Why is the area of square not conserved when it changes to a rhombus, both have equal sides still rhombus have less area than square.?? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Why are bags of soil measured in litres? |
2015-06-19 |
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Cheryl pose la question : Why are bags of soil measured in litres? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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My final exam score |
2015-06-19 |
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Deirdre pose la question : Hi,
I got 69% on a question worth 20%
68% on a question worth 20%
And the final exam was worth 60%
My final grade overall was 63%
Did I do very bad in the exam???? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 = ? |
2015-06-18 |
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Sharon pose la question : 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 = ?
I got 1 as my answer despite BODMAS making it 12 because logic tells
me I ought to place brackets around the first set of repeated addition. Could you
please clarify this for me? Thank you 😊 Harley Weston lui répond. |
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4 digit strings using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
2015-06-14 |
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Gary pose la question : What is the number of possible combinations using the following fact pattern?
A. Each combination must have 4 numbers.
B. The possible numbers to choose from are 1, 2, 3, 4
C. The numbers can be included in the combination more than once. For example, it can be 1111.
Is it possible to generate a schedule of the possibilities? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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2^48 - 1 |
2015-06-13 |
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Soham pose la question : The number 2^48-1 is divisible by two numbers between 60 and 70. The sum of
the two numbers is? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A waste oil tank |
2015-06-13 |
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Angela pose la question : a waste oil tank is 5 feet wide and 20 feet long, the empty tank on your truck holds 5000 gallons. If 7.48 gallons are in every cubic foot, what is the maximum depth the oil can be to completely fit into your truck? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The amount before profit and overhead |
2015-06-12 |
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kelly pose la question : I have an existing amount of $22,750.00. this includes the profit at 10% and overhead at 10%.
How do I remove the profit and overhead in order to come up with the original starting figure? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The area of an isosceles triangle |
2015-06-11 |
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Pradipta pose la question : Find the area of an isosceles triangle having two equal sides of 20 cm each and angle between them 45 degree ? ( solve without trigonometric function). Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A fantasy football league |
2015-06-11 |
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Jason pose la question : Hello. We have a fantasy football league with 14 teams. The season is 13 weeks long and we would like to figure out a way to have two divisions of seven teams each with each team playing their inter-division opponents twice. Is there a way to set this up? I cannot seem to find a way to do it. Thanks! Victoria West lui répond. |
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8 golfers playing 5 round |
2015-06-11 |
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Simon pose la question : We have 8 golfers playing 5 rounds, and want to make the pairings as even as possible (ie all play against everyone else)
2 of the players however must play together each day - due to a buggy being required.
If anyone has a formula to work this out I'd be appreciated Victoria West lui répond. |
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An equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle |
2015-06-11 |
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Casey pose la question : I have an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle - this triangle
has been bisected to give me 2 right triangles. I know the length
of the line bisecting the equilateral triangle is 36 inches. How do
I figure out the circumference of the circle and the length of the
sides of the equilateral triangle? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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